Accomplishments: Mr. Bai’s factory is still in operation, but it has been restructured. The enterprise (covering 100 mu, with 50 buildings, and assets of 10 million) was bought by the nephew of the city’s Party Secretary for 100,000 yuan. Workdays last 12 days, and the salary is 350 yuan, much better than his laid-off friends. At least his kids can go to the suburban school (city schools are too expensive), and there is food on the table.

Accomplishments: Things looked difficult for Mr. Cheng after being laid-off, but luckily his wife was filled with foresight, and took their son and ran off. Mr. Cheng was able to do odd jobs found through the day market, and earned about more than 200 yuan a month. Happiness had returned. However, because the buildings, land and assets of Mr. Cheng’s original factory have been privatized into the hands of a Wenzhou businessman posing as a foreigner, his factory friends have continually asked him to join their actions to petition government action. Mr. Cheng has now been labeled by the city government as a "dangerous petitioner".

Accomplishments: Mr. Mei was earning a comfortable salary of 3,000 yuan a year driving a pedicab, and had no business being on this list, but he had a run-in with the "City Management" officials, and lost his wheels. He did not agree with the officials, and had some word with them, and lost a few teeth via their fistic response. He had to get his teeth taken care of, which cost a pretty penny, and now his income is only 200 yuan.

Accomplishments: Ms. Zhu’s career had a major advance this year. Last year she only had the rights to one garbage can. But this year, she is the proud owner of three garbage cans. And she is now the surprise holder of a savings deposit of 200 yuan. If this keeps up, she will be off the list by next year.

猪大姐今年的日子好过多了，去年她只拥有一个垃圾桶，今年她自豪地占有了三个垃圾桶。而且她已经存200块钱了。照这样的势头，明年她就该下榜了。

Mr. Quan Kaotian, disabled beggar

No. 6

Age: unknown

Income: about 50 yuan

全靠天 残疾乞丐

6岁 50元/月

Accomplishments: New addition to the List of China’s Poorest. Mr. Quan was originally down past the 150 mark, but because two brigands believed the newspapers’ claim that beggars in China are really rich, robbed him blind, and now Mr. Quan is on this list.

中国穷霸榜的最新打榜者。全靠天以前还排在150名以后，但是有几个家伙看报纸说中国的乞丐都很有钱，抢劫了他，于是成就了我们这位新的上榜者。

Wu Renwen, widow

No. 5

Age: 71

Income: 1000 jiao (100 yuan)

无人问 寡妇

71岁 1000角/月

Accomplishments: Has sold traditional tea eggs for years with a stable income. She has been on this list for years.

这个寡妇卖茶叶蛋卖了多年，只有这一个收入，常年不下榜的一位人物。

E Zaozui, plate cleaner

No. 4

Age: unknown

Income: 0 yuan

饿遭罪

0元/月

Accomplishments: Mr. E’s past ten years has been spent in an identical fashion: sneaking licks of plates of discarded food in restaurants. He has had the fortune to taste all sorts of dishes, and has performed a valuable service in keeping the city clean. But this has not earned him anything from the restaurant owners.

饿先生十年来一直过着同样的生活：吃饭店剩下来的残食，他有幸可以尝遍天下盘子，但这样做赚不到一分钱。

Zou Beiyun, suburban farmer

No. 3

Age: 47

Income: -50 yuan

走背运 农民

47岁 -50元/月

Accomplishments: Mr. Zou’s son’s kidneys failed, and his wife contracted Mitchell’s disease. He spent everything the family had on their treatment, and now has nothing. He spends his days in the corner of a relative’s house. He has no income and ends up spending 50 yuan a month.

Accomplishments: Jobs were hard to find when Shu finished college. But she was an intellectual at least, and there were certain jobs that were beneath her. She could only stay at with her parents, who fed her and gave her some pocket money. So she has about 150 yuan in hock every month.

Accomplishments: Came to the city to work. He helped build a tower with hard work. When the building was finished, the boss ran off with his wages. The 300 yuan/month he was promised never materialized. He had nothing left, not even enough to buy a train ticket home. But he did make this list.